Ireland


Next up is Ireland, the home of St. Patrick and Leprechauns.
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

and rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

- an Old Irish Blessing

Celtic Tribes

1840 The potato famine in Ireland drives the Irish to England, who are hired to build more railroads.  
The Great Potato Famine
St. Patrick
St. Patrick's History
Shamrocks
 The Blarney Stone
St. Patrick's Science
Rainbows
 Leprechauns
 The Geography of Ireland

St. Patrick's History
Catholic-Protestant Strife
James II and William of Orange



books:
  • Nory Ryan's Song, Patricia Reilly Giff; Set in Ireland during the potato famine.
  • Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Ireland, Virginia Haviland
  • Kate Culhane, A Ghost Story, Michael Hague
  • The King of Ireland's Son, Brendan Behan
  • The Pirate Queen, Emily McCully
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